On Veg AloneAre there really health benefits to a vegetarian lifestyle?
Westchester Magazine, November 2008

Quiet, Please!My article in the July 2008 issue of Ode on the health effects of noise.

Retirement: Keep HealthyPublished in the June 23, 2008 issue of Barron's, some scribbles and good advice on aging healthfully.

Not the Same Old Drive-thruThe meat is raised naturally; the packaging is recycled; the ovens use renewable power. New green fast-food chains are serving up burgers and fries to feel good about.
...My article on healthier, greener fast food is the cover story for the April 2008 issue of Ode magazine. This was great fun--and a bit fattening--to research!

Lisa R. Young: The Portion Teller: Smartsize Your Way to Permanent Weight LossCarl's Jr's double cheeseburger contains a full pound of meat and 1,400 calories...American crossants are twice as big as those made in France...a single street-vendor pretzel consists of 6 servings...In her new book, Lisa Young, a nutrition consultant and faculty member at New York University, reveals many more disturbing facts about contemporary food portions and more important, explains how to "smartsize" the food you eat. This is a terrific book, whether you're trying to lose weight or want to avoid getting heavy.

Peter D. Kramer: Against DepressionNot an easy read, but a worthwhile one. This is the main point: We should drop our romantic illusions about depression and look at it for what it is: a disease.

July 31, 2012

Grin and bear it: Smiling facilitates stress recovery

ScienceDaily (July 30, 2012) — Just grin and bear it! At some point, we have all probably heard or thought something like this when facing a tough situation. But is there any truth to this piece of advice? Feeling good usually makes us smile, but does it work the other way around? Can smiling actually make us feel better?